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jpr1981 Member Joined: 10 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 5 View other posts by jpr1981	Posted: 12 Sep 2007 Having recently moved to the Somerset area (Yeovil), i have spent a considerable amount of time scoping out the local herps, and with the exception of A.fragilis have found very little....until when walking out into the back garden i spotted this beauty! Just goes to show that herps can show up where you least expect them! Spot the grassie - coming out from a gap under the back doorstep! A nice macro shot of the head! A preys eye view! jpr198139337.2319212963

st rick Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 141 View other posts by st rick	Posted: 12 Sep 2007 Great pics! You should check out the Mendips, especially the area around Cheddar and Priddy for Herps. Back in April I spotted 20 Adders in one day at one site. Rick

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 12 Sep 2007 amazing! do you think he/she'll use the same place to hibernate? tim

dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx	Posted: 12 Sep 2007 Funnily enough Ive given up looking for natrix,the only one I ever found was in my garden Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 12 Sep 2007 dave have you tried here? http://www.rvsweb.org.uk/index.htm tim

jpr1981 Member Joined: 10 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 5 View other posts by jpr1981	Posted: 13 Sep 2007 Hi Tim - not sure if it will use the same place over winter. There hasnt been a grass snake spotted there in the last 7 years as far as i know, but when i released it after photographing it, the snake returned straight back into the hole under the step! Perhaps it is a case of overlooking something that is right under you nose! James

dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx	Posted: 16 Sep 2007 Tim that location is only 4 miles from my house .I heared about it but as it is the end of the loggerheads path assumed ,that the reptiles it mentioned would be adders and common lizards.I dont know of a grass snake being spotted there for a good few years.I will have to get to Rhydymwyn next spring. I had a wedding in Llangollen on friday and had to drive past you know where,I was suited and booted but temptation almost got the better of me,footwear dictated that I stayed in the car.I think I know the development that the slow worms may have come from though ,there is a new block of appartments right in what looks perfect sloy country just down the rd from the campsite. Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk

armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata	Posted: 18 Sep 2007 I shall be in Tregaron next month(via Saudi Arabia & Guildford) so might check up on the bog adders. 'I get my kicks on Route 62'

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